Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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congenial

/kənˈd͡ʒiːniəl/ adjective

  1. adjective Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.
  2. adjective Friendly or sociable. “The congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends.”
  3. adjective Suitable to one’s needs.
  4. adjective Agreeable to one's disposition.

Antonyms

uncongenial

Etymology

From con- + genial.

Webster’s 1913

  1. adjective Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.
  2. adjective Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition. "Congenial clime." C. J. Fox.

Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “congenial”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “congenial” (best matches first).